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- Title
Photobiomodulation in experimental models of Alzheimer's disease: state-of-the-art and translational perspectives.
- Authors
Huang, Zhihai; Hamblin, Michael R.; Zhang, Quanguang
- Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) poses a significant public health problem, affecting millions of people across the world. Despite decades of research into therapeutic strategies for AD, effective prevention or treatment for this devastating disorder remains elusive. In this review, we discuss the potential of photobiomodulation (PBM) for preventing and alleviating AD-associated pathologies, with a focus on the biological mechanisms underlying this therapy. Future research directions and guidance for clinical practice for this non-invasive and non-pharmacological therapy are also highlighted. The available evidence indicates that different treatment paradigms, including transcranial and systemic PBM, along with the recently proposed remote PBM, all could be promising for AD. PBM exerts diverse biological effects, such as enhancing mitochondrial function, mitigating the neuroinflammation caused by activated glial cells, increasing cerebral perfusion, improving glymphatic drainage, regulating the gut microbiome, boosting myokine production, and modulating the immune system. We suggest that PBM may serve as a powerful therapeutic intervention for AD.
- Subjects
ALZHEIMER'S disease; PHOTOBIOMODULATION therapy; GUT microbiome; NEUROGLIA
- Publication
Alzheimer's Research & Therapy, 2024, Vol 16, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1758-9193
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s13195-024-01484-x